Population Health Management, BS

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Degree Requirements

Students must meet the general education requirements, as stated elsewhere in this catalog, and satisfactorily complete the courses listed in this curriculum to obtain the Bachelor of Science in Population Health Management. A total of 181/182 credits are required for the degree. Students must complete a core program; in addition, students must complete an emphasis area (listed below). A total of 18 credits are needed for an emphasis; a minimum of 9 upper division credits are needed. Credits taken for externship or senior project do not count toward the emphasis. Students electing to take externship are restricted to a maximum of 32 credits. All core and emphasis courses must be completed with a minimum grade of “C” in order to earn the degree.

Population Health Management

This map shows required courses for the degree and recommended terms to take each course (the term sequence is subject to change depending on transfer courses, AP/IB/CLEP credit, and course availability).

Degree Required courses and recommended terms during which they should be taken:

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Fall

BUS 316 - Total Quality Health Care Credit Hours: 3
PSY 201Z - Introduction to Psychology I Credit Hours: 4
or
PSY 202Z - Introduction to Psychology II Credit Hours: 4
or
PSY 203 - Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 205 - Current Health Issues Credit Hours: 3
Laboratory Science Elective Credit Hours: 4
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Winter

MATH 361 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 4
PSY 201Z - Introduction to Psychology I Credit Hours: 4
or
PSY 202Z - Introduction to Psychology II Credit Hours: 4
or
PSY 203 - Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 345 - Aging and Society Credit Hours: 3
Laboratory Science Elective Credit Hours: 4

Spring

BUS 317 - Health Care Management Credit Hours: 3
MATH 362 - Statistical Methods II Credit Hours: 4
SOC 305 - Rural Health Credit Hours: 3
Laboratory Science Elective Credit Hours: 4

Junior Year

Fall

BUS 313 - Health Care Systems & Policy Credit Hours: 3
GIS 103 - The Digital Earth Credit Hours: 3
or
MIS 255 - Health Informatics Cpts & Prct Credit Hours: 3
SOC 301 - Soc Science Research Methods Credit Hours: 4
SOC 325 - Global Population Health Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Winter

GIS 134 - Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
or
MIS 275 - Intro to Relational Databases Credit Hours: 4
SOC 302 - Soc Science Resrch Methods II Credit Hours: 4
STAT 414 - Stat Methods in Epidemiology Credit Hours: 4
WRI 410 - Proposal & Grant Writing Credit Hours: 3

Spring

PHIL 305 - Medical Ethics Credit Hours: 3
PHM 321 - Community Program Planning Credit Hours: 3
SOC 335 - Hlth Inequal & Cult Competency Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 6 ^a

Senior Year

Fall

PHM 435 - Research Center Credit Hours: 3
Externship or Emphasis Electives: 12

Winter

PHM 435 - Research Center Credit Hours: 3
Externship or Emphasis Electives: 12

Spring

PHM 435 - Research Center Credit Hours: 3
Externship or Emphasis Electives: 12

Total for a B.S. in Population Health Management: 181/182 Credit Hours

^a See advisor
^b To complete an emphasis, students must take courses from the appropriate list that follows. Credits taken for externship or senior project do not count as emphasis electives. A total of 18 credits are needed for an emphasis; a minimum of 9 upper division credits are needed
^c No more than 32 credits of externship allowed for graduation without departmental approval